amice

Amice — • A short linen cloth, square or oblong in shape and, like the other sacerdotal vestments, needing to be blessed before use Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Amice     Amice      …   Catholic encyclopedia

Amice — Am ice, n. [OE. amyse, prob. for amyt, OF. amit, ameit, fr. L. amictus cloak, the word being confused with amice, almuce, a hood or cape. See next word.] A square of white linen worn at first on the head, but now about the neck and shoulders, by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Amice — Am ice, n. [OE. amuce, amisse, OF. almuce, aumuce, F. aumusse, LL. almucium, almucia, aumucia: of unknown origin; cf. G. m[ u]tze cap, prob. of the same origin. Cf. {Mozetta}.] (Eccl.) A hood, or cape with a hood, made of lined with gray fur,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Amice — f English: from a medieval given name derived from Latin ami(ci)tia friendship; see AMITY (SEE Amity) …   First names dictionary

amice! — amȋce! uzv. <V od amicus> DEFINICIJA zast. prijatelju!, riječ obraćanja, skretanja pozornosti i pojačavanja značenja rečenoga među osobama više naobrazbe, posebno humanističkih struka ETIMOLOGIJA lat. amicus: prijatelj …   Hrvatski jezični portal

Amice — The first of the sacerdotal vestments, and is a fine piece of linen of an oblong shape which was worn on the head until the priest arrived at the altar, and then thrown back upon the shoulders. It was sometimes richly ornamented as well as the… …   Dictionary of the English textile terms

amice — amice1 [am′is] n. [ME < OFr amit < L amictus, a cloak; confused with OFr aumuce < ML almutia, cowl or hood] an oblong white linen cloth worn about the neck and shoulders by a priest at Mass amice2 [am′is] n. a fur lined hood or hooded… …   English World dictionary

Amice — The amice is a liturgical vestment used mainly in the Roman Catholic Church, in some Anglican churches, and in the Armenian Church. It consists of a white cloth connected to two long ribbon like attachments, by which it is fastened around the… …   Wikipedia

Amice — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom.   Sigles d’une seule lettre   Sigles de deux lettres   Sigles de trois lettres   Sigles de quatre lettres …   Wikipédia en Français

amice — amice1 /am is/, n. Eccles. an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb. [1200 50; ME amice(s) < OF amis, amys, pl. of amit < L amictus mantle, cloak, equiv. to amic , base of amicire to… …   Universalium

amice — noun Etymology: Middle English amis, modification of Anglo French amit, from Medieval Latin amictus, from Latin, cloak, from amicire to wrap around, from am , amb around + jacere to throw more at ambi , jet Date: 13th century a liturgical… …   New Collegiate Dictionary